About

Intention

Reclaiming Beauty is a website dedicated to the dream that all people will recognize their unique beauty, learn to value themselves from this place of deep Self-Knowledge and use this remembrance to create more beauty in the world. I hope to inspire freedom from belief in societal and cultural messages about image that rob many people of their power through negatively influencing self-esteem, self-worth and self-love. Instead, I hope to create a connection to a more spiritual understanding of one’s beauty and then inspire the sharing of this unique strength, passion and beauty in the world.

How This Site Works

This site was built with the intention of creating a conversation about Reclaiming Beauty. Anyone who feels inspired to share their Reclaiming Beauty journey is invited to share their process on this website. Explore the Skills and see if you are drawn to explore any of them more deeply. Then join in the conversation by sharing your process with the Skills. We love creative expression – so share writing, poetry, art, music, movement, collage… whatever is your passion. Sharing our experiences with one another through creative expression creates more beauty for one another and for the world.  Email Heidi at heidi@reclaimingbeauty.com to contribute.

The Beauty Marks are the categories of the conversation.

The Circle of Women are the Beauties who have contributed to this website.

I hope you will consider contributing!

I honor the beauty in you from the beauty in me,

~ Heidi

Heidi Andersen Houser, MS, LPC

I am a creative and passionate mother, counselor, music maker, yoga & running enthusiast and fellow journeyer living in Asheville, NC with my husband and fiery son. I currently offer Reclaiming Beauty Playshops using creativity and play to explore the ideas incorporated in this website. I also work as the Primary Therapist for Tapestry – A Residential Treatment Center for Women with Eating Disorders in Brevard, NC, as well as see clients individually as a Licensed Professional Counselor.